WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), incoming chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, released the following statement after meeting with former Senator Kelly Loeffler, President Trump's nominee to serve as administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA). "Kelly Loeffler is a proven business leader who knows how to create jobs and understands the damage done by Biden's bloated bureauc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: After four years of weakness on the world stage, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) put the world on notice that American leadership is back. She pointed out that passing the National Defense Authorization Act, combined with President Trump returning to the White House, will restore strength, counter chaos, and ensure that our servicemembers remain the most lethal fighting force. Watch Senator Ernst's full remark  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: Senator Catherine Cortez Masto's (D-Nev.) legislation with Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to increase support for small law enforcement agencies passed the Senate unanimously. Cortez Masto's Invest to Protect Act would set aside $250 million to help local police invest in training, mental health support, and recruitment and retention. "The funding from this bill will help the vast majority of poli  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following opening statement at a hearing on Dec. 18, 2024: * * * Our time at the helm of the Budget Committee is coming to an end. Disappointingly, it's ending the same way it began - not focusing on our nation's unsustainable debt and deficits. Instead of prioritizing the committee's core responsibilities, here we are holding the 21st hearing on climate change. I agree clim  more